The People’s Thanksgiving

1 It happened that on a certain Sunday, during a thanksgiving service, it was an afternoon service.

2 People would have registered with the Mabarani , stating that they wish to give thanks for what Matenga has done for them in their lives.

3 These people give thanks for various things.

4 Some give thanks for pregnancies, having spent years without ever feeling the movement of a child in their wombs.

5 Others for wealth, or legal cases; some give thanks for the grain from the fields of their farming, and for various illnesses.

6 Giving thanks to Matenga for what was done for them in their lives by God’s Messenger .

7 But consider that each person had wasted much wealth going to traditional healers, yet found no help.

8 Having come to Matenga , they confessed everything fully and cast it all away at the City . I saw two people, a man and a woman, returning as three with a child as the third; those who came blind left seeing; those who came unable to walk left walking; and many were greatly helped.

9 So if you listen to Matenga’s commandments, we will all be given that which we desire from Matenga ; no one will ever be in want.

10 Perseverance does not bring shame; if we unite our hearts, we will surely receive it. Let us remember to keep her commandments only and we shall be granted, People of God , everything we ask for in the name of Matenga .